Variable | Percentage (n) / Mean ± Standard deviation | |
---|---|---|
Females | Males | |
NHIS Status | ||
Covered | 38.9 (1877) | 29.7 (1355) |
Not covered | 61.1 (2944) | 70.3 (3213) |
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||
Age | ||
15–19 | 20.5 (990) | 19.9 (911) |
20–24 | 18.0 (868) | 15.4 (704) |
25–29 | 17.0 (819) | 13.7 (624) |
30–34 | 13.2 (636) | 11.7 (533) |
35–39 | 13.1 (630) | 11.6 (528) |
40–44 | 9.5 (458) | 8.6 (394) |
45–49 | 8.7 (419) | 8.0 (364) |
50–54 | na | 6.5 (297) |
55–59 | na | 4.7 (213) |
Parity | 2.33 ± 2.46 | na |
Household size | 5.08 ± 2.69 | 4.55 ± 2.86 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 32.2 (1550) | 42.5 (1942) |
Married/In union | 58.8 (2832) | 54.6 (2404) |
Formerly married | 9.1 (438) | 4.8 (221) |
Highest level of education attained | ||
No formal education | 21.2 (1023) | 14.3 (652) |
Primary | 20.2 (972) | 14.5 (661) |
Middle | 41.5 (2001) | 42.6 (1947) |
Secondary | 13.2 (638) | 19.7 (898) |
Tertiary/Higher | 3.9 (187) | 9.0 (410) |
Type of occupation | ||
Not working | 23.2 (1117) | 21.6 (988) |
Professional/Technical/Managerial | 5.0 (240) | 17.0 (775) |
Sales/Services | 39.9 (1925) | 6.6 (302) |
Agricultural | 23.4 (1127) | 34.3 (1567) |
Manual | 8.5 (411) | 20.5 (935) |
Wealth status | ||
Poorest | 15.8 (759) | 17.7 (809) |
Poorer | 18.2 (877) | 17.8 (815) |
Middle | 19.9 (961) | 17.2 (784) |
Richer | 23.0 (1109) | 23.6 (1079) |
Richest | 23.1 (1114) | 23.7 (1081) |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 48.5 (2340) | 46.5 (2125) |
Rural | 51.5 (2481) | 53.5 (2443) |
Region of residence | ||
Western | 9.2 (444) | 10.5 (479) |
Central | 8.6 (416) | 8.2 (376) |
Greater Accra | 17.3 (832) | 16.1 (735) |
Volta | 8.7 (419) | 9.2 (419) |
Eastern | 9.8 (474) | 10.3 (470) |
Ashanti | 20.7 (1000) | 18.8 (857) |
Brong Ahafo | 8.8 (423) | 8.4 (385) |
Northern | 9.5 (456) | 10.4 (477) |
Upper East | 4.9 (237) | 5.5 (249) |
Upper West | 2.5 (120) | 2.6 (120) |
Lifestyle risk factors | ||
Alcohol consumption | ||
Yes | 17.5 (844) | 36.7 (2890) |
No | 82.5 (3977) | 63.3 (2890) |
Physical activity | 1.74 ± 2.38 | 2.93 ± 2.60 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.6 ± 4.80 | na |
Total (N) | 100.0 (4821) | 100.0 (4658) |